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Learning more about a proposed mental health facility near Stanwood has satisfied earlier concerns.
Nearly two-thirds of voters backed a measure to keep the two-tenths of a percent sales tax for maintaining streets, sidewalks and more.
Opposition to a mental health treatment center in rural Stanwood astounds me (“Neighbors, advocates at odds over mental health center near Stanwood,” The Herald, Oct. 16). Our state is in critical need of mental health services. Our area is in critical need of mental health services. I’m not impressed at all that elected officials such as Stanwood Mayor Sid Roberts, state Rep. Greg Gilday and County Council Member Nate Nehring seem to have sided with NIMBY residents instead of the community at large.
Up to 32 patients could be involuntarily committed at the site of a former horse farm. Some locals want the center built elsewhere.